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Abhimantranam 1 -
Touch your regular copper panchapatram with the right hand and recite
OM or Moola Mantra 8 times to purify the water.
Achamanam -
Pranayamam
Peform pranayamam 3 times to calm the mind and body and to purify
ourselves internally. This can be performed using Gayathri mantra or any
moola mantra that you have been initiated in.
Darba Pavitram -
Now wear the pavitram. For men, it should be worn on the right ring finger
and for women on the left ring finger.
Abhimantranam 2
Now touch the silver panchapatram reserved for the Durga puja and
perform abhimantranam 8 times with the Navakshari moola mantra
(Á LåÇ ¾ûÏÇ YVûÏÇ cÉÉqÉÑhQûÉrÉæ ÌuÉŠå ) .
Then take a petal, dip in the water of the silver panchapatram and perform
prokshanam on self and on all the puja articles to purify them. Prokshanam
refers to the act of sprinkling mantra-charged water for purification.
Sankalpam -
Perform sankalpam by taking a few flower petals and akshata in your right
palm. Make a fist of the right palm. Keep the left palm open on the right
thigh and keep the right fist on top of the left palm.
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Offer the flowers/ akshatas to the kalasham/ vigraham and then wash your
hands with water from the copper panchapatram.